Automobile bumper



Sept. 11, 1928. 1,684,093

w. E. HART 1 w'romoshm BUMPER ori inal Filed Oct. 1927' Tjlq l 2 2/ l 622W H @w m i a I 'Q'uq i:- l L 6 5 7 9 5 5 INVENTOR Wflfluzzlflarf ww ATTORNEY Patented Sept. 11, 1928.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

n. HART, or SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA.

AUTOMOBILE BUMPER.

Original application filed October 7, 1927, Serial No. 224,662. Patent No, 1,670,863, dated May 22, 192B.

Divided and this application filed March 24, 1928. Serial No. 264,883.

ga ed in certain directions and to freely,

yie d to obstructions engaged in other directions to prevent interlocking with said ob structions and breakage of said bumpers.

In its more detailed nature the invention resides in the provision of a novel bumper structure of the particular type stated which comprises a modification of the generic structure in my Patent No. 1,670,963, granted 115 May 22, 1928 on an application filed October 7, 1927, Serial No. 224,662, of which application the present application is a division.

' With the above and other objects in view, the invention further resides in the novel details of construction, combination and arrangement of (parts, all of which will be first fully describe in the following detailed description, then be particularly pointed out 1n the appended claims, reference being ad to the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a plan View of the bumper.

Figure 2 is a face view.

Fi ure 3 is a vertical cross section taken on the line 3-3 on Figure 1.

main bar 1 w ich is curved to provide resilient ends 2 and mounting arms'3 adapted to be secured as at 4 to the chassis of the automobile on which the bumper is to be mounted.

Yieldable bumper members 5 are provided and are adapted to lie along a considerable portion at each end of the bumper bar 1 and extend from each end thereof as at 6. The yieldable bumper members 5 are pivoted at their ends as at-7 to the main bumper bar 1 at points a considerable distance inwardly at the extreme end of the said main bumper with re 'stering apertures 8 to receive the sprin olt equipments 9 which serve to yieldsiily hold the bumper members 5 to their-normal positionillustrated in full lines inFigure 1. V

In use, the extending ends 6 are eflective as though rigidly secured to the bar 1 against In carryin out the invention I provide a The members 5and the bar 1 are provided shocks directed toward the end of the automobile upon which they are mounted but are yieldable against obstructions from the'opposite direction in the manner indicated in dotted lines in the said Figure 1.

By shaping the main bumper bar 1 as indicated in Figure 1, the bar is quite resilient and capable of efliciently absorbing shocks due to collision, and by providing the pivotal points 7 a considerable distance inwardly from the ends of vthe main bumperbar, the major portions 7 of the yieldable bumper members 5 lie flatly against the said main and mounting arms adapted to be secured to suitable supports, a yieldable bumper extendin laterally beyond each end loop and pivote the loop, and spring connections to hold each yieldable bumper member against the transverse barto cooperate therewith in absorbing shocks in certain directions but permitting said yieldable bumper members to yield and move away from the transverse bar when engaged 'in other directions.

2. In bumpers, a transverse resilient bar bent'at its ends, to form resilient end loops and mounting arms adapted to be secured to suitable supports, a yieldable bumper ex tendin laterally beyond each end loop and pivoted to the transverse bar inwardly of the loop, the said bar-and bumpers having a set. of registering apertures beyond each bumper pivot in the direction of projection of said bumpers, a bolt loosely'mounted in each set of apertures and having abutments thereon,

to the transverse bar: inwardly of V and coil springs interposed between certain of the abutments and the bar for the purpose 3. In bumpers, a transverse resilient bar bent at its ends to form resilient end loops and mounting arms ada ted 'to be secured to suitable supports, a yiel able bumper extending laterally beyond each end loop and pivoted to the transverse bar inwardly of the reserves loop the said bar and bumpers having a set of registering apertures beyond each bumper pivot in the direction of projection of said bumpers, a bolt loosely mounted in each set of apertures and having abutments thereon, coil springs interposed between certain of the abutments and the bar, said sets of apertures being positioned adjacent the respec tive bumper pivots, and said bumper pivots being positioned a considerable distance in- Wardly of the end loops whereby to provide for supportof the bumpers by the her through the major portion of their length. WILLIAM E, HART. 

